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The Mismatch
- Narrated by: Ajjaz Awad, Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Soraya Nazari is ready to make her mark on the world. If only she knew what that was going to be.
The more Soraya strives to belong, the harder it is to blend in. Not least when, aged 21, she still hasn't been kissed. If she can tick that off the list, surely everything else will fall into place.
Maybe a chance encounter with Magnus Evans - the last person Soraya could ever expect to fall for - will help her confront her past and understand where she is going next.
Soraya's mother, Neda, is striving to belong, too. Decades ago, she and her husband, Hossein, left Iran for England in the wake of revolution - and the aftershocks of their move are still being felt by their children.
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Critic reviews
"Original, thought-provoking and gripping. I was hooked from the beginning and couldn't put it down." (Libby Page)
"The Mismatch transported me back to that feeling of first love and first heartbreak. Enlightening, poignant and romantic." (Sophie Cousens, author of This Time Next Year)
"Refreshing and engaging...a compelling new voice in contemporary fiction." (Lauren Ho, author of Last Tang Standing)